The Official website for the joint New York City Council and Mayoral Broadband Advisory Committee to explore the issue of universal broadband availability and access in New York City.
On Friday, October 17th, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee, held a hearing regarding the City’s interest for a unique .nyc Top Level Domain (TLD).ipod | stills | youtube | mp3The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, also known as ICANN, is globally recognized not-for-profit that is responsible for the coordination of domain names worldwide. In the 2009, ICANN will be implementing new policy recommendations to expand domains for cities worldwide, in an effort to boost city identities and tourism. The new TLD process that is being introduced by ICANN will issue TLDs to cities for the first time in 2009. After this date, cities will be able to apply for a top level domain, eg. .nyc for New York. This TLD will continue New York’s dominance in commerce, tourism, and culture. Moreover, these efforts will increase New York City's position as a leading Digital City.Council Member Gale A. Brewer is sponsoring a resolution to support the acquisition of the .nyc Top Level Domain. Resolution 1495-2008 urges The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to approve the City’s application in order to meet the needs of city residents via the Internet.00:00:00 Gale A. Brewer - Introduction05:15:16 Thomas Lowenhaupt, Connecting.nyc21:57:10 Hannah Kopelman, Connecting.nyc23:31:31 Michael Palage, Connecting.nyc35:29:54 Bill DeBlasio - questions01:07:01 Frans C. Verhagen, Sustainability Sociologist01:11:51 Paul Garrin, Name.Space01:24:37 Antony Van Couvering, Names@Work01:30:23 Davidson Goldin, Names@Work01:35:21 Jack Eichenbaum, GISMO
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Since 2002, Council Member Gale A. Brewer has been leading the effort to close the "digital divide" in New York. Her interest in this important issue led her to introduce legislation to create a Committee that would hear from the average New Yorker about how technology does and could play a role in improving his/her life.
In 2005, Local Law 126 was signed by the Mayor. It created the Broadband Advisory Committee to get public input on this issue as well as advise the Mayor and the City Council on how bring affordable broadband to all New York City.
Here is Local Law 126.
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